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The huge jade statue of Goddess of Mercy arrived in Vietnam on January 20. This statue was bought by the Goddess of Mercy Pagoda in the central province of Da Nang. The statue is 1.1m high and it was made from a jade block in Canada, which was also used to sculpt the world peace [...]
Any enterprise or individual who exploits, produces or imports five groups of products classified as hazardous to the environment will be imposed with an environment tax in the coming time, according to the Draft Law on Environment Tax. Vietnam each year spends some VND4 trillion from the state budget for environment protection, but the fees [...]
After favorably taking into account Le Cong Dinh’s sincere declaration and repentance, plus his good record, the judgment council sentenced the former lawyer to five years’ imprisonment – much lower than the penalty framework. Le Cong Dinh and Le Thang Long at the court. Meanwhile, the court sentenced Tran Huynh Duy Thuc to 16 years, [...]
Countries and world organizations Wednesday started to shift the focus of quake relief in Haiti to immediate assistance for survivors and plans for reconstruction more than a week after the catastrophe. A Haitian child queues to receive aid supplies in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Jan. 20, 2010. (Xinhua/Xing Guangli) The head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) [...]
US Bankers Goldman Sachs has put Vietnam in a group of 11 countries with the highest growth rates – stating that Vietnam continues to be a good destination for investors. It’s believed this conclusion, alongside other recent good press for Vietnamese industry will boost investment. Many projects raring to go A number of existing foreign [...]
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung will lead a Vietnamese delegation to the annual World Economic Forum (WEF) 2010 in Davos, Switzerland from November 25-31. The 40th WEF is one of the biggest events in the world this year, which takes place at a time when the world economy is recovering. Around 200 world leaders and [...]
VietNamNet introduces music and art shows on the New Year holiday in HCM City. Singer Thanh Lam. “Singing for a Wonderful Spring:” Two divas, Thanh Lam and My Linh, will appear in a new year welcome show at the Lan Anh Stage at 8pm, December 31. The two divas will perform famous songs about …
Patients give health insurance details to a nurse at Hoan My Cuu Long Hospital in Can Tho City. More than 90 per cent of insured patients will have to co-pay for check-ups and treatments, according to the new health insurance law that takes effect on January 1. Tong Thi Song Huong, director of the Ministry [...]
Many children in the mountainous province of Ha Giang don’t go to schools instead they go to mining sites to work. Dan Tri reports. Each morning, hundred of people flock to an ore mine in Nam Sooc village, Mau Due commune, Yen Minh district to glen pieces of ore. Most of the workers are children. [...]
Customers at the Ha Noi office of the DongA bank receive money from their relatives abroad. Remittances into Viet Nam for 2009 are expected to fall considerably against 2008. Remittances into Viet Nam in 2009 are expected to fall considerably against 2008, but investment has remained buoyant despite the global economic recession. Nguyen Hoang Minh, [...]